The more things change, the more they stay the same.
"The party that came to power on a promise of kinder, gentler politics has shown itself perfectly capable of resorting to the hoariest of old-style tactics."

The Liberals don’t actually have a plan to put Canadians back to work. They think jobs are automatically created by spending taxpayer money - by spending your money.
Good thing they promised to "only" borrow $10 billion from Canadians...

The hardworking men and women in our oil and gas sector create the most ethically and responsibly sourced energy out there.
Alberta's energy is safe, it's well regulated, and it's in demand. Let's get it to market.

"The budget’s underlying philosophy of a paternalistic state steadying a faltering business sector is wrong-headed; its economics in touting program spending as investment is deceitful; and its accounting is a sham, as demonstrated by the revelation last Friday (after prodding from the Parliamentary Budget Officer) of a five-year plan where spending on benefits for the middle class falls an improbable 75 per cent."
I'll keep pushing the government to create an environment where Canadian businesses, the real driver of our economy, can thrive instead of recklessly creating more debt that our children will have to pay for.
http://business.financialpost.com/fp-comment/philip-cross-trudeaus-deficits-were-so-not-needed

Today in Question Period, the Minister of Transport told me to relax. I won't relax until I know that hardworking farm families are getting the service they need.
Yesterday, Liberal MPs refused to allow western Canadian grain farmers to come before committee to explain their concerns about rail service.
So in Question Period today, I asked the Minister if he would extend provisions like interswitching for hardworking Canadian grain farmers.
His non-answer told me the last thing I need to do is relax and stop fighting for Canadian farmers. And since he's offered, I'd love to take a look at his agenda and see how many farmers he's actually met with.

Great to meet with some constituents and members of the Grain Growers of Canada. Pictured with Henry Vos, Shannon Sereda and Fraser Robertson.
Had a good discussion about how grain growers can get better access to markets for their products.

My colleagues and I were pleased to meet with Alberta Municipal leaders in Ottawa on Tuesday.
Pictured with Martin Shields, Member of Parliament, Maryann Chichak, Mayor of Whitecourt, and Arnold Viersen.

I've always thought that balancing the budget was a matter of common sense. I'm beginning to see how uncommon that opinion is in today's Liberal government.
I'll keep fighting with my colleagues to rein in reckless spending that will burden future generations of Canadians with debt.

Following up on my speech in the House of Commons yesterday, the Liberal government needs to reverse its opposition to these pipeline and energy projects.
It's time for the Liberals to stop making life more difficult for hard-working Alberta families. It's time they started defending opportunity, prosperity, and hope for all Canadians.

I spoke on behalf of the hardworking men and women in our energy sector today.
"It is time for the Liberal government to stop making life more difficult for Alberta families. It is time for the Liberals to start defending opportunity, prosperity and hope for all Canadians."

Thanks to the folks at Canada Action for this infographic.
Pipeline projects like Energy East will create Canadian jobs, supply Canadian consumers with Canadian energy, grow the Canadian economy, and pay for Canadian education and healthcare.

Michelle and I are pleased to join hundreds of local residents at the annual Rising Above fundraising banquet tonight. It is incredible to hear the stories from those who have overcome addictions, pain and suffering with the help of Rising Above. Thank you to all those who volunteer and support the work of Rising Above!

"At a time when terrorist groups such as ISIS are continuing to call for and inspire attacks against Canada and our allies, Canada’s defence policy should be focused on the security of Canada and not vague peacekeeping operations."

Raising taxes on businesses will not help the 100,000 Canadians who have been recently laid off in the oil and gas industry. In fact, the Liberals are raising taxes on job creating businesses.
Just like they are creating more uncertainty for pipeline development, Liberal policies are stifling private sector investment that creates jobs for hardworking Canadian families.

Here's a great piece from my colleague Pierre Poilievre in the Financial Post.
"Here again is the irony: The government harms the Alberta economy with pipeline delays and then offers a subsidy to make up for it."